Raytheon Technologies

Associate Director - SSI (Ship Systems Integration) Program

Raytheon Technologies$157K — $298K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of relevant experience or 10+ years with an advanced degree
  • Proven program management and leadership experience
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams (Engineering, Quality, Finance)
  • Strong internal and external customer relationship skills
  • Program Management Level 5 Certification or equivalent required
  • Significant financial and business acumen
  • Profit & Loss ownership experience

Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute a $200M annual sales portfolio
  • Establish and manage program plans, metrics, and schedules
  • Ensure compliance with company command media and lifecycle management requirements
  • Align functional areas to meet program and customer commitments
  • Identify and manage program risks and opportunities
  • Empower and motivate the Program Management Team
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives for efficiency and quality

Benefits

  • Values-driven company culture emphasizing safety, trust, respect, accountability, collaboration, and innovation
  • No relocation assistance available
  • Eligible for various employee benefits including medical, dental, and retirement plans
Full Job Description
Date Posted:
2026-04-30
Country:
United States of America
Location:
US-MA-TEWKSBURY-TB4 ~ 836 North St ~ INNOVATION BLDG
Position Role Type:
Onsite
U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Security Clearance Type:
Secret - Current
Security Clearance Status:
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Raytheon - Naval Systems & Sustainment (NSS) / Ship Systems Integration & Sustainment (SSI&S) is looking for an Associate Director, Program Management candidate. The candidate would be responsible for leading the Ship Systems Integration (SSI) portfolio, including the Zumwalt Class Destroyer, Polar Security Cutter, and other ship class C4I programs. This role is also responsible for developing and executing a portfolio growth strategy to expand into exciting new areas such as combat system transformation, new combat system development, and increasing Raytheon-provided C5ISR solutions and services across numerous new domestic and international ship classes.

The ideal candidate would possess a deep and varied technical background in support of contract capture and portfolio growth. There are tremendous growth opportunities domestically and internationally, providing integrated Raytheon solutions and services for our customers. In this role you have strong financial and business acumen with a proven and successful track record of managing large and complex teams, navigating complex challenges, in dynamic environments.

This selected candidate will report to the Director of Ship Systems Integration & Sustainment (SSI&S).

**This is an onsite position at either our Portsmouth, RI or Tewksbury, MA facilities

**Relocation assistance is NOT currently available

Will You Will Do:
  • Associate Director - Program Manager, with direct reports, responsible for the execution of approximately $200M in annual sales.
  • Establish program plans, metrics, schedules, budgets, business cases and lead the Program Management Team (PMT) to ensure on time IOT (contractual) execution within schedule and budget.
  • Responsibilities also include Raytheon command media compliance, RTX Lifecycle Program Management (RLPM) Gating Requirements, Estimate at Completion (EAC) approvals, along with weekly / monthly Depot and customer (internal / external) reviews.
  • Ensure that all functional areas, including Program, finance, quality, Logistics, operations are aligned to perform in a coordinated and effective manner to meet business, program, and customer (internal & external) commitments.
  • Proactively identify risks and opportunities with the Program Management Team and maintain a comprehensive and regularly updated register.
  • Facilitate and drive empowerment amongst the Team, recognize achievements, and create a highly motivated Team to ensure customer commitments are met.
  • Demonstrate continuous improvement initiatives to optimize efficiency and quality.
  • Collaborate with the Senior Leadership team to build a strategic blueprint for future Combat System Integration opportunities
  • Working with a cross functional Team generating proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs).
  • Director level reporting in an SSIS business support role.


What You Will Learn:
  • Raytheon and RTX Business Acumen
  • SBU & SSBU organizational structure, responsibilities amongst the programs and the functional areas, and deliverables


Qualifications You Must Have:
  • Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 12 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years' experience
  • Prior program management / leadership management experience
  • Prior experience leading cross-functional teams (i.e.: Engineering, Quality, Finance etc.)
  • Strong customer relationship experience (Internal & External)
  • Program Management Level 5 Certification or equivalent.
  • Strong Financial and Business acumen
  • Prior Profit & Loss experience as well as ownership
  • Prior experience with Proposal and Basis of Estimates (BOE) or equivalent


Qualifications We Prefer:
  • Well-organized with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
  • Strong communications skills.
  • Managed Earned Value (EV) programs and complex schedules, using Microsoft Project and related tools.
  • Experience with Jira, Customer Oriented Results and Excellence (CORE), and RTX Lifecycle Program Management (RLPM).
  • Proficient in Microsoft 365 Office suite.
  • Experience managing cost, schedule, and technical performance for programs.
  • Experience with business and/or program management tools or systems.
  • Demonstrated success creating and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, internal / external customers, government representatives, and peers.


What We Offer:
  • Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.
  • Relocation - NOT AVAILABLE


Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:
  • Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.
  • Location: Portsmouth, RI or Tewksbury, MA


Learn More & Apply Now!

The salary range for this role is 157,200 USD - 298,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company's performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

About Raytheon Technologies

Raytheon Solipsys, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, is an industry leader in the development of integrated Command and Control (C2) Network-Centric solutions for the Domestic and International DoD and Homeland Security. Through proven systems and software engineering practices, built on the invention and application of innovative technologies, they deliver the C2 infrastructure necessary to effectively control security/military forces in any environment. Their reliable solutions assure information superiority, increased shared awareness, deep sensor reach, aircraft control, air defense, disaster management, and time-critical decision making.

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